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F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED AFR. l2. I9I9.

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ATTORNEYS FRANKLIN R. WHITE, OF VATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORVTO THE PATENT BUTTON COMPANY, 0F WATERBURY,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- BUTTON.

PatentedDec. 9, 1919.

V.Application lerl` April 12, 1919. Serial No. 289,627.

To all whom t may concern: f

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lVaterbury,-in the county of New Haven and State Aof Connecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement,` in buttons, and particularly to the type or kindthat is employed with a staple provided with two or more prongs which are adapted to pierce theirwavthrough `an imperforate base'of the button, then through an`- anchor located` in the hub of the button,

`andthen'returned or bent or upset against an anvil located in the upper portion of the bodyrof theV button; and over which anvil is located the top or faceplate ofthe-button.

The invention also relates to that form or type of button as shown in the patent to Thomas W. Porter, No. 1,17 9,034, and issued April 1i, 1916.

The present invention, however, contemplates improvements over the above-mentioned button,'in that the present anchor is used not only to provide additional points of contact withlthe staples and to hold the button more rigidly to the cloth, but also tends to direct the prongs of the staple `1n a vertical position after they have pierced i V` the base of the hub of the button.

In other forms of buttons of the same general type it sometimes happened that after the staples had pierced the imperforate Ahub they would be deflected and instead of remaining in an upright position.` andjam against the anvil they would pierce the sides ofthe upper plate of the anchor rather than at a point near the center as designed.

With this and other objects in view`,my

invention consists in certain new and novel arrangements and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described' and pointed out in the claims.

Referring' to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectionalview of the button and cloth, and

` a staple in elevation, before itis forced into Y the cloth and button; V

Fig. 2 isa similar view but with a staple forced into its final position;

y Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the assembled button, a portion ofthe top plate and. anvil being broken-away for `the sake of clearness;

' 'Fig 4 is a view similar to'Fig. sv Showing,

however, the end ofthe staples d'ee'cted in a different position;

Fig. 5 is a perspective, looking from the bottom of the anchor; Fig. 6 is a perspective o f the'anvil; and

Fig. 7 isfa perspective of a modified' form of anchor.

Referring now to the drawings',vit will be seen that my improved button consists'ofl a body portion 1 which is bent downwardly as'` at 2 to form the hub of the button in the form of a hollow shell and located centrally of the bottom or base plate of the hub is the-slight circular depression 3-,vand an upwardly pressedl annularA groove or ring 4. The upper partof` the body? portion is flared slightly' as at 5, and resting directly over the hub 2 and inthe bodyportion is the anvil 6. Y

Beforethe anvil, however, is placed within thebutton, an anchor 7 isplaced therein, which'anchor has the upright" sides Stand the nnperforatebase' plate 9. The' base/plate 9 is a duplicate or replica of the base `plate of the hub, itA also being provided with a slight central depression lOand an annular depressed (as viewed from the bottom) ring 11.

Thisanchor 7 is preferably stamped from a thin ribbon of cold rolled steel and adjacent its upper edges are formed the slightly upward and outwardly extending arms 12. These armsbeing of steel, possess, therefore, a certain amount of springiness or resiliency, and when the anchor is first placed in the hub ofthe button they do not contact throughout their length with the inner surface of the body portion but extend slightly upwardly. A A top plate 13 is then forced over the' flared upper edge 5 of the body portion, which forces the anvil 6- against the anchor, thereby Acompressing the4v resilient4 spring arms-12.'

This isa very desirable feature asV it performs two functions, first, the spring arms, being under constant compression, hold theanvil against the top plate, thereby preventing any rattling of thesaine; and, second, the arms retain or hold'the anchor from being pulled down when the staple is forced through the s ame when the button is being attached to the cloth.

To secure the button tothe cloth, a staple llis shown which is provided with' the two metal prongs 115. I Afterfthe button has been placed in its desired position, the pron,f ,'s

15 of the staple 14 are forced through the cloth 16, perforating the base plate of the hub, the ends of the prongs being guided by the sides of the annular groove fl. After these prongs have perforated this metal, they will continue upwardly and if for any reason they should have becomeslightly deflected they will abut against the side walls of the annular groove 11 formed in the base 9 bof the anchor 7, which will again return them to their vertical or upright positions. The prongs continuing upwardly will iinpinge against the anvil G and the ends of the prongs will be deiiectcd over into the an'- nular ring 11, the prongs becoming slightly flattened against the anvil, as `shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

These prongs may either assume the position as shown in Fig. Q or in Fig. L1, or in fact may be turned at any angle, depending probably on the metal at the end of the prongs. In other words, itcannot be determined .at just what angle the prongs will be deflected, butin all events they will be Aflattened and project downwardly into the groove of the anchor, thereby securely fastening the body of the button to the cloth.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a slightly modified form of anchor 7, having the upright sides 8, a base plate 9, a depression 10', and an annular ring 11. This anchor, however, is not provided with the spring arms 12, and is simply wedged or jammed down into the the hub of the button and of course held in position by the staple after it has pierced .the same.

The advantages of an anchor in a button are well known, it providing a double contact with the staple, thereby preventing the button from wabbling, and with the anchor of the present form the further advantages are secured of correctly directing the prongs of the staple in their upright position.

I am aware that it is old to use an anchor in a button and do not claim the same broadly, but what I do claim is:

V1. A button comprising a top plate, a body, and a hollow hub with an imperforate base at the lower extremity thereof, said base provided with an annular groove spaced ,a distance from the outerperiphery thereof,

an anchor located within said body, the base plate thereof being a replica of the base plate of the hub; an anvil located in the upper part of said button, and the top plate wedgedly holding the several parts in their fixed positions.

2. A button comprising a body portion with a hollow hub and an imperforate base plate provided with an annular groove and a downwardly extending central portion, an anchor located in said body, and said anchor likewise :provided with an annular 'groove and av downwardlyA extending central portion; an anvil located in the body portion of said button.

3. A button comprising a body portion and a downwardly extending hollow hub, said hub provided with an imperforate base plate having an annular groove located therein, and a central depression; an anchor wedgedly held in said hub and provided with an annular groove in the base thereof; an anvil located in said body portion, and a top plate secured to said body portion and Vholding said anchor lin said body portion. l

Il. A button comprising a body portion including a hub with an imperforate base plate, the base plate having an annular groove, an anchor located in said body portion and provided with an imperforate base plate having an annular groove in substantial alinement with the annular groove of the hub, and an anvil located in the body portion of the button above said anchor and fiXedly held in place.

5. A button comprising a body portion including a hub with an imperforate base plate,the base plate having an annular groove, an anchor located in said body portion and provided with an imperforate base plate having an annular groove in substantial alinement with the annular groove of the hub, and an anvil located in the body portion of the button above said anchor and {iXedly held in place, said anchor being provided at its upper extremity rwith spaced resilient arms.

6. A button comprising a bodyportion having a hub in the form of a hollow shell and a base plate provided with an annular groove and a central depression; an anvil in said body portion, a top plate secured to said body portion; a staple; and means located in the shell of the body portion for correctly alining the prongs after piercing the base plate of said button and before they impinge against said anvil, said means including a base plate having an annular groove and a central depression.

7. A button comprising a top plate, a

body, and a hollow hub with an imperforate base at the lower extremity thereof, said base provided with an annular groove spaced a distance from the outer periphery thereof, an anchor located within said hub, and said anchor being provided with upwardly extending arms, the base plate thereof being a replica of the base plate of the hub; ananvil located in the upper part of-said button, and the top plate wedge-elly holding the several parts in their iixed positions.

8. A button comprising a top plate, a body, and a hollow hub with an imperforate base at the lower extremity thereof, said base provided with an annular groove spaced a distance from the outer periphery thereof, an anchor located within said hub and provided with upwardly and outwardly extending spring arms, the base plate thereof being a replica of the base plate of the hub; an anvil located in the upper part of said button, and the top plate wedgedly holding the several parts in their fixed positions.

9. A button, comprising a body portion with a hollow hub and an impert'orate base plate provided with an annular groove and a downwardly extending central portion, an anchor' located in said hub, said anchor provided with a plurality of spring arms, said arms being wider at their base than at their point, and said anchor likewise provided with an annular extending central portion; an anvil located in the body portion of said button, and a top plate wedgedly fastened to the upper portion of the body of the button.

Signed at Waterbury, inthe county of 20 New Haven and State of Connecticut, this 7th day of April, A. D. 1919.

FRANKLIN R. WHITE.

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